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Small-town development fight in Quebec ends in mayor’s arrest
he Globa and Mail article - April 20, 2012 23-Apr-2012 [1152]
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Governance and Effectiveness
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By: LES PERREAUX
Few citizens stood up to the mayor at the height of his 21-year reign, and certainly no forest, ranch or field of hay stood a chance against progress in the village-wrapped-in-a-city named Mascouche.
In a suburb where three-quarters of the population had recently fled the crime and crowding of the big city, who would have stood up? These former Montrealers came looking for peace and quiet, the privacy of a big backyard and a coveted garage. As they faced their hour-long, one-way commutes, civic oversight was not a high priority for most new Mascouchois.
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